The light emitting device has a light emitting element 101, and translucent material 102 that passes incident light from the light emitting element 101 and emits that light to the outside. The sides of the translucent material 102 perimeter are inclined surfaces 107 that become wider from the upper surface to the lower surface. The area of the lower surface of the translucent material 102 is formed larger than the area of the upper surface of the light emitting element 101. The lower surface of the translucent material 102 and the upper surface of the light emitting element 101 are joined together, and the part of the lower surface of the translucent material 102 that is not joined with the light emitting element 101 and the inclined surfaces 101 are covered by light reflecting resin 103.
Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.
1. A light emitting device comprising: a light emitting element with an upper surface that is a light emitting surface; a translucent material with an upper surface and a lower surface, where light from the light emitting element is incident on the lower surface and light is emitted to an area outside the light emitting device through the upper surface; and a light reflecting resin that covers at least one part of the translucent material, wherein the translucent material includes a covered region that is covered with the reflecting resin and a non-covered region that is exposed to the area outside the light emitting device, wherein an area of the non-covered region on the upper surface of the translucent material is smaller than an area of the lower surface of the translucent material, wherein the area of the lower surface of the translucent material is larger than an area of the upper surface of the light emitting element, wherein the lower surface of the translucent material is joined to the upper surface of the light emitting element, and wherein a region of the lower surface of the translucent material that is not joined to the upper surface of the light emitting element is covered with the light reflecting resin.
2. The light emitting device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a first perimeter side region around the upper surface of the translucent material is recessed with respect to a second perimeter side region around the lower surface thereof.
3. The light emitting device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the translucent material has a recessed portion at a perimeter side region around the upper surface of the translucent material, and the recessed portion is filled with the light reflecting resin.
4. The light emitting device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein, in a plan view of the upper surface of the translucent material, the light reflecting resin around the upper surface of the translucent material is positioned inside the perimeter side region around the lower surface of the translucent material.
5. The light emitting device as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the translucent material has a protruding portion which protrudes outwardly away from the upper surface of the translucent material, and the protruding portion has an extending surface which extends outwardly from the side peripheral region around the upper surface and forms the recessed portion of the translucent material, and wherein the light reflecting resin is in contact with the extending surface of the protruding portion of the translucent material to fill the recessed portion.
6. The light emitting device as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the protruding portion of the translucent material is positioned under the reflecting resin filling the recessed portion of the translucent material.
7. The light emitting device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the upper surface and the lower surface of the translucent material are approximately parallel planar surfaces.
8. The light emitting device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the upper surface of the translucent material is in approximately the same plane as the top of the light reflecting resin.
9. The light emitting device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the lower surface of the translucent material has a bonded surface that is joined with the upper surface of the light emitting element, and an exposed surface that protrudes out from the bonded surface.
10. The light emitting device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the area of the exposed surface is 10% to 100% of the area of the bonded surface.
11. The light emitting device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a substrate for mounting and holding the light emitting element and the light reflecting resin.
12. The light emitting device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the translucent material includes fluorescent material.
13. The light emitting device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein side surfaces of the light emitting element are covered by light reflecting resin.
14. The light emitting device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the light emitting element is provided with a pair of electrodes on a lower surface that is opposite to the upper light emitting surface.
15. The light emitting device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the translucent material has a vertical surface on at least a part of a perimeter side region of the translucent material.
16. The light emitting device as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the vertical surface is contiguous to the upper surface of the translucent material.
17. The light emitting device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the vertical surface is contiguous to the lower surface of the translucent material.
18. The light emitting device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the translucent material has an inclined surface on at least a part of a perimeter side region of the translucent material.
19. The light emitting device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the translucent material includes fluorescent material.
20. The light emitting device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising an adhesive bond member that bonds an interface between the light emitting element and the translucent material, the adhesive bond member including fluorescent material.
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November 2, 2012
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